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Marijuana to help stuttering?

Marijuana to help stuttering? I'm a medical student and my professor thinks I have potential to become a great doctor but fears my stutter will get in the way (not in becoming a doctor but a "great" o...

I'm in a similar situation and I've had several phone interviews in the past few weeks. You just have to keep trying, even if the interviewer is rude....

I'm 27. I was getting pretty good with the ladies and was using flirting to improve my fluency, because it was a huge drive an motivation. But obviously it made me deviate from my studies. I even taug...

Well I will tell you what I did, and it worked out for me. I got a job out of college doing some IT consulting, and it sucked because of lots of bosses and peers and new clients all the time and phon...

I'm not a parent but I worry about the reading thing too. I actually cried about it often when I was younger thinking I could never be a good mother because of it. I feel very differently now. I hope...

I'm sorry you are going through this. Job hunting for a stutterer can be very difficult. I found it was easier when I started out by telling the interviewer that I stutter. 9 times out of 10 the inter...

Sorry to hear about your job situation, it's never fun to be last person standing. Some good comments here. How bad is your stutter? For me and my block, I've found that consciously slowing down my br...

I stutter and make phone calls. I don't like to but I do, regularly. I've done many half hour long plus phone interviews with potential employers. Best thing is to force yourself to do it. Then after ...

Well where I live, if someone said that to you it could be grounds for a discrimination lawsuit under ADA. But it's very difficult to find a lawyer to file a "refusal to hire" lawsuit on your behalf b...

How bad is your stutter? I fear phone calls as well. But if you haven't made a single phone call in 10 years, you really need to start practicing. Start by just calling random places and asking basic ...

the time has come to find a new job

the time has come to find a new job working conditions in my current job are changing. this year alone, 15 people have quit and not been replaced. a lot of their work has fallen on to me. luckily, tal...

Have you ever thought about bringing up the fact that you have a stutter at the beginning of the interview? Getting it out in the open at the start might be better than apologizing at the end. I'm g...

I would need more info on #1. What do you do when you meet people. Why do you think it doesn't seem to work out? I find being an immigrant to be an advantage when it comes to friends since I have frie...

I thought I was going insane, but this is exactly what happened to me too. At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, my confidence in my speech was rocket high, so high that I began work...

Honestly, do what makes you the most comfortable. I don't have a specific policy when it comes to these situations. In some interviews, the person interviewing me has asked me about it and then it bec...

Stuttering for some employers can show determination. You're challenged with a stutter but you're not letting it get the better of you. You're overcoming your problems, and that's a good trait to have...

Rapper who stutters

Rapper who stutters Hello. I'm an 18 year old rapper who suffers from a stutter that goes away when I rap. I've had this condition all my life, As you can imagine daily life a struggle ordering your f...

This isn't going to be the best response ever. I had the exact same job doing customer service for a fulfillment warehouse, taking complaint calls for like five different products. The phone would ri...

Tips/advice for dealing with stuttering at new job?

Tips/advice for dealing with stuttering at new job? Hey all. I just got a new job at a small business 3 weeks ago. Essentially I am in charge of customer service. I work in an office, so every phone c...

This doesn't really apply to your situation but for everyone else who may read this: Nope. I've worked in retail and hospitals and if I've ever felt like I needed assistance or something (like making...